JAMMU, Jul 16: A training workshop on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) was organized on Thursday in the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Horticulture, Jammu, to enhance awareness and capacity building regarding procurement through the GeM portal.
The workshop was chaired by the Director Horticulture, Jammu, Gul Syed, accompanied by of Joint Director Horticulture, Salil Gupta; Deputy Director Horticulture (Central), Mukesh Sharma; Chief Horticulture Officer, Jammu, R. K. Kotwal; Chief Horticulture Officer, Samba, Anil Gorkha; Chief Horticulture Officer, Kathua, Ashwani Sharma; Chief Horticulture Officer, Reasi, Rajinder Kumar; Chief Horticulture Officer, Kishtwar, Sajid Mustafa; Assistant Director, Sunil Gupta; Accounts Officer, Rajesh Kumar; District Level Subject Matter Specialists (DLSMS); (MCC), including Amit Saraf (Rajouri) and Anju Bala (Kathua); all Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs),Horticulture Information & Publicity Officer Randhir Singh Parihar, Horticulture Dev.Officer Information Dr. Vijay Kumar, Officers of the Technical Section, and other officers and officials of the Horticulture Department.
The resource persons for the workshop were Amir Ali, Deputy Director, GeM Jammu & Kashmir, and Sarthak Khoda, Senior Consultant, GeM. They delivered detailed presentations on the features, procedures, latest guidelines, and best practices for procurement through the Government e-Marketplace portal.
An interactive question-and-answer session followed, during which officers and officials of the Horticulture Department raised several practical and technical queries related to procurement, vendor registration, bidding procedures, contract management, and other GeM-related issues. The resource persons addressed all the queries comprehensively and provided valuable guidance for ensuring transparent, efficient, and timely procurement through the GeM platform.
The Director Horticulture, Jammu, appreciated the efforts of the GeM team for conducting the informative workshop and emphasized the importance of adopting digital procurement practices in accordance with Government guidelines. He urged all officers and DDOs to make effective use of the GeM portal to ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency in departmental procurement.